All news by author: Matthew Wright

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Mum 'was at casino as toddler, 3, was brutally beaten to death by older kids'
Terica Scott, 26, and Dineshia Yates, 26, were each charged with one count of principal to simple battery and principal to second-degree murder in the death of Blessings Buckles
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3 wolves found dead in national park - agency offers nearly £40k reward for info
The collars from two gray wolves sent a mortality signal Dec. 29. Oregon wildlife officials responded and found three dead wolves, two with collars and one without, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement
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Teacher has part of her skull removed after 'savage attack from teen student'
The teacher - an unnamed educator working at Colerain High School in Ohio at the time of the January 4 incident - had to have her skull cap removed to 'prevent brain damage due to swelling'
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America's allies aren't thrilled about a Joe Biden and Donald Trump rematch
With a divided electorate and gridlock in Congress, the next American president could easily become consumed by manifold challenges at home - before even getting to address foreign issues
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Celeb stylist offers tips for Biden to freshen up his look after scathing report
Sara Alviti, a New York and Los Angeles based stylist and beauty consultant, believes she has some helpful tips that could assist frantic Democrats scrambling to try to make the 81-year-old commander-in-chief appear more youthful to the masses
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Mama duck teams up with police to save her 11 ducklings from drain
Officers with the League City Police Department in Texas helped rescue 11 ducklings that had fallen in a storm drain, with help from a very concerned mama duck
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Israeli government agrees to 4 day ceasefire with Hamas, approves hostage deal
The Israeli government has agreed to a brief, four-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of scores of hostages taken prisoner by Hamas last month
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care as she battles dementia
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is now receiving hospice care at home, months after a Dementia diagnosis, according to her grandson
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Child psychiatrist used AI to create imagery and recorded patients showering
Following his release from prison, David Tatum will have to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board in any state or jurisdiction where he lives or works
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Adult electrocuted to death rescuing drowning kid from shopping centre fountain
The Jupiter Police Department announced the death of the person - who has not yet been identified - on Monday, sharing that four others were also injured when the electric shock occurred at Harbourside Place on Sunday
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Man survives having jaw bitten off in bear attack and is preparing to go home
Rudy Noorlander is looking forward to having a root beer float, reuniting with his Yorkshire terrier Sully, returning to the outdoors and maybe even being able to attend the rivalry football game next month between the Montana Grizzlies and his beloved Montana State Bobcats
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Body of missing toddler, two, retrieved from river by dive team
Two-year-old Jermain Jones' body was found in the Looking Glass River at around 4.00pm, Clinton County Sheriff Sean Dush confirmed to a local outlet
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104-year-old woman dies just days after she pursued world record skydive
Dorothy Hoffner made a tandem skydive on October 1 that could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane. She died on Monday at the age of 104
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Teacher breaks Guinness World Record for biggest pumpkin with 2,749lb beast
Travis Gienger, a horticulture teacher from Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpin Weigh-Off, held just south of San Francisco in Half Moon Bay
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Starbucks releases Halloween-inspired drinkware including glow-in-the-dark cup
Halloween follows as the next biggest holiday celebrated on the US calendar after a fter Labor Day and Indigenous People's (Columbus) Day, and Starbucks has announced a new-line of spooky-inspired drinkware to get into the mood
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Man announces divorce as wife 'accepts she's queer and not attracted to men'
Supportive husband Andrew Pantazi, Editor of the Tributari in Jacksonville, Florida, took to the X platform - formerly Twitter - to happily share the news about his divorce from wife Lauren
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Food safety inspectors steer clear of four foods when shopping for themselves
Food safety managers - also known as food inspectors - are the silent heroes of restaurants and grocery stores, saving would-be patrons and customers from disastrous food purchases. It would make sense that they would have insight on what foods you should stay away from
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Warning popular diet pills may contain deadly toxin as toddler poisoned
Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child 'had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting'
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Alligator found in mountain range hundreds of miles from swamps in Florida
Officials in Tennessee were shocked to discover an alligator in the Applachian Mountain range as more and more gators push their way into the state from the southern states in the United States
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'Scared' driver fatally shot man helping deer cross the street in neighbourhood
Dan Spaeth was killed outside his Snohomish, Washington, home on September 7 while out helping the deer with his wife, according to local authorities. Dylan Picard, 22, has been arrested in connection to the shooting
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Scary venomous orb-web spider named after Tom Hardy and Marvel character Venom
Venomius tomhardyi is in reference ' to the head of the character Venom, with conspicuous black spots, that resembles the abdomen of our species, specifically the male holotype,' scientists explained in a journal
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Mum 'shoots son, 9, with BB gun after he bloodies brother's nose wrestling'
Deputies with the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota arrested 31-year-old Katherin Rose Ewald-Conner after she admitted to shooting her young son with the BB gun
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Mum uses ChatGPT to diagnose son's chronic pain after 17 Drs fail over 3 years
A desperate mum said that she first started noticing her son's experience with pain when she purchased a bounce house for the then four-year-old and his sibling during the Covid lockdown. Turning to ChatGPT after three years and visits with 17 doctors, she finally got some clarity
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Mum astonished as daughter's reception class eye test shows she has dementia
Jacquelyn Stockdale learned that her daughter, Isla Edwards, was diagnosed with Batten disease after a routine eye exam at school. The rare genetic condition that causes dementia during childhood, delayed development, seizures, blindness and even premature death
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Gran forced to demolish treehouse home of 20 years after racking up £32k fine
Devastated Shawnee Chasser now has to tear down her treehouse home of 20 years after she failed to ensure it met building standards. The Florida grandma racked up £31,753 in fines over the structure